Disclaimer: This blog is for me to keep sane and to keep track and to reflect back on what is going on. If you get something out of it great, if not oh well. The names have been changed for the sake of Anonymity. Yesterday was the first official attendance of the AACoA Meeting. https://anonymousalcoholics.home.blog/2024/09/12/i-am-starting-a-new-group/ … Continue reading Week 1: AACoA Meeting
I Am Starting A New Group…
Disclaimer- I share this stuff for my own sanity - take what you like and leave the rest. In celebration of the new book Big Book for Dummies coming out in November, I am finally getting the go-ahead from God to start this group / meeting thing...after the fiasco at the club last week - … Continue reading I Am Starting A New Group…
Ship Of Fools
Disclaimer: Once again - take what you like and leave the rest - this blog is for my sanity. The Ship of Fools, by Sebastian Brandt gutenberg.org Yesterday, a guy called me from another country and asked me to do a 12 step call for his sister in law, IF I am still a member … Continue reading Ship Of Fools
Big Book For Dummies
What is amazing is - when I set out to make this image - I found that there is already a 12 steps for Dummies book available: http://sobrietyforwomen.com/the-12-steps-of-aa-for-dummies/and a wiki how!! https://www.wikihow.health/Do-the-12-Steps - Wow Disclaimer: I write this blog for myself, my sanity and my sobriety. "take what you like and leave the rest". The … Continue reading Big Book For Dummies
Dogs In Meetings???
Once again - this blog is for ME. I write it for myself so that I can stay sane in AA. I hope you get something out of it. I go to meetings at a club. I am a member of the club so that I can get free coffee and meet with sponsee(s) in … Continue reading Dogs In Meetings???
We Are Trusted Servants, We Do Not Govern…
Back in 2015, when I was in a Traditions group an hour north of here, there was this extreme nutcase chick who came to the group and would make a joke that we are BUTT trusted servants - and that we have to think about AA as A-hole...she wasn't a real alcoholic - and she … Continue reading We Are Trusted Servants, We Do Not Govern…
How To Start An AA Group, Part 2
This references this post from March 9: https://anonymousalcoholics.home.blog/2024/03/09/how-to-start-an-aa-group-part-1/ It is a good post, but unfortunately it makes assumptions that can't be made anymore, so I am going to clarify. I am clarifying in parts - by the sections I wrote in the post. I am writing these posts for myself - I doubt anyone really … Continue reading How To Start An AA Group, Part 2
Beware The Women Hierarchy in AA – What the HELL is it and where did it come from???
There is this article in the Grapevine. https://silkworth.net/alcoholics-anonymous/tradition-three/Where Bill lays out that there are no conditions to being a member of AA. I wish that were really true. First let me start off by saying that I am a female. I am common-law married to my partner who is a male - and he is … Continue reading Beware The Women Hierarchy in AA – What the HELL is it and where did it come from???
32nd Annual Fellowship of the Spirit Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
https://fots.com I had the good fortune to attend this conference, July 25-28 and although there were some things that irked me - all in all it was good and I see AA still is going strong in Toronto. Here are some speakers who presented who I would recommend. Ali is from Toronto and Sheldon is … Continue reading 32nd Annual Fellowship of the Spirit Conference, Estes Park, Colorado
Who IS Your God?
My partner gave my number to this newcomer chick looking for a sponsor. Of course, she texted me - and I texted her back asking her to call. She did not. That's the first sign that this is not going to work out. She is not paying attention and not following directions. I tried to … Continue reading Who IS Your God?
Anonymous Alcoholics 